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Uganda: Justice system fails victims of sexual violence

Amnesty International today accused the criminal justice system in northern Uganda of ignoring, denying and tacitly condoning violence against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's...

Chad: UN must deploy adequately resourced forces immediately

Amnesty International today warned that the lack of technical support for peacekeeping forces in Chad, Darfur and the Central African Republic is endangering people's lives and setting the...

Abused Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights in Northern Ireland have least access to support services in UK

The End Violence Against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights Coalition – of which Amnesty International is part – is today calling on the Northern Ireland Government to provide...

Burma: arrests continue

Military junta targets human rights activists, ethnic leaders and politicians as number detained since September’s protests rises to 700 Amnesty International today condemned the new arrests of...

Equality and human rights commission/ End Violence Against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights coalition

Urgent action needed for Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights affected by violence The Commission for Equality and Human Rights and the coalition, End Violence Against Women's...

Northern Ireland: Abused Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights in Northern Ireland have least access to support services in UK

Abused Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights in Northern Ireland have least access to support services in UK The End Violence Against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's...

Russian Federation: systematic repression on eve of elections

Protesters beaten and arrested, trials unfair, media threatened and political activist shot dead Amnesty International today expressed grave concern about the Russian authorities' systematic disregard...

Israel/occupied Palestinian territories: Annapolis talks must lead to immediate, concrete action on human rights

If next week's Annapolis talks are to make progress towards a just and durable solution to the long-standing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, peace pledges must be accompanied by clear and concrete steps...

UK: Amnesty releases 'ten good reasons why extending pre-charge detention is a bad idea'

Amnesty International UK today released ‘Ten good reasons why extending pre-charge detention is a bad idea’, outlining the strong case against government proposals to extend the time for which police...

Brazil: prison rape exposes increasing abuse of Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights

Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights in Brazil are the hidden victims of a crumbling detention system that exposes them to rape and other ill treatment, Amnesty International...